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February 8, 2005 Link to this post
The Halo2CE Project - Spotlighted
There is a MASSIVE piece over at Bungie.net about HaloCE, and one of the most ambitious teams out there working with it - SketchFactor sat down for some serious in-depth interviews with the folks behind the Halo2CE project. NiTrOuSoXiDe, Mrs. Doublefire, Farsight, Kornman00, JamesD, Stefander, Kerr Halla, Supreme Taco, ZexGX, and rec0 all talk about how they got started, what they do for the team, and why they're at it. Their two major projects - New Mombasa (a recreation of the E3 2003 level, complete with Halo 2 weapons and armor) and Zanzibar (a near-perfect replica of the Halo 2 level) are out or updated this evening - visit the website to download copies. (They're 25 mb each, and this story is going to get a LOT of reads at B.net... so be patient.) Beyond the interviews, there's a whole chunk of info about Halo CE and what it's all about; longtime readers of this site might not need this recap, but there are plenty of folks who found Halo after Halo 2 was released; a summary of what's out there for the PC is a good thing. Go check it out! (Louis Wu 02:59:20 UTC)
February 7, 2005 Link to this post
The Stats options continue
mfsamuel posted a link to his MyHalo2Stats.com website, another option for folks looking to save their XBL stats on the web. Check it out! (Izual posted this a couple of weeks ago, but nobody noticed.) (Louis Wu 16:16:10 UTC)
January 28, 2005 Link to this post
Happy Winter-een-mas, Bungie!
Today's Ctrl+Alt+Del news post is a tribute to Bungie... and to Halo in particular. A nice read. Check it out. Thanks, Bonekin. (Louis Wu 19:28:41 UTC)
January 25, 2005 Link to this post
They call it 'sport'...
The 2004 Winter Pentathlon is over... and the writeup has been posted at Bungie.net. A masterpiece of spin, written by Newbies and Middle-schoolers attempting to downplay the TOTAL CARNAGE that was Old-School this year... it's a fun read. Check it out. (I gotta say, though, the Karaoke vid starring Cher O'Donnell is... disturbing.) (Louis Wu 03:36:12 UTC)
January 22, 2005 Link to this post
One Bag for Two
Dennis Powers writes to point out a new machinima series he's begun - it's called 'The Halo CE Chronicles', and follows a "hapless Spartan stationed to a
distant Outpost Station and his relationship with the station's AI." Currently, there are two movies to see - a short trailer, and a 3:49 Episiode 1. The movies are in Flash format, so all you'll need to see them is a browser. Powers does all the voices to date. Check it out! (Louis Wu 21:07:33 UTC)
January 20, 2005 Link to this post
Best of Both Worlds
Blackstar's sent along another Calvin and Halo for your entertainment today - having dealt with exactly this sort of kid logic myself, I was tickled. Check it out. (Louis Wu 18:13:10 UTC)
January 19, 2005 Link to this post
Halo Combat Miniaturized
Seiru found a mini Master Chief game at Crimson Edge - it's only in the very beginning stages, but it looks pretty nice! Check it out. (Louis Wu 02:51:02 UTC)
January 15, 2005 Link to this post
Halo 2 transcripts - in German
Chronox wrote to say that a German Halo 2 level transcript is now posted at Halo Orbit. If you can read German, go check it out! (Louis Wu 14:10:21 UTC)
January 9, 2005 Link to this post
Halogen Update
The C&C Generals TC Halogen has another update on its website - newly-skinned Warthogs, and a Wallpaper (busy, but cool to look at). Go check it out! (Louis Wu 20:49:57 UTC)
January 9, 2005 Link to this post
Open Rebellion Underway
Khas writes to tell us that there's a press release for 'Open Rebellion', a total conversion mod that wil convert all single player maps to an 'Elite' campaign for Mac Halo (and Halo PC), over at Macologist. There's also a report at Inside Mac Games, and an official forum set up by the team. Check it out! (Louis Wu 20:44:10 UTC)
January 6, 2005 Link to this post
Wiki Resources
Bellator wrote to us recently to point out that there's quite a bit of information about Halo 2 characters over at the Wikipedia - go check it out... and maybe add to it! (Louis Wu 14:37:43 UTC)
January 5, 2005 Link to this post
Foundation Hopping
MrJukes has updated his Jumping Guide again - this time with a 6 minute treatise on Foundation. Some of the tricks are more fun than useful (they require overshield to survive, for example), but man... the guy's got style. Check it out! (Louis Wu 19:26:32 UTC)
December 27, 2004 Link to this post
Field Expedient
Our Cutscene Library grows again, this time with 'Field Expedient', the cutscene following Metropolis. Check it out! (Louis Wu 17:57:59 UTC)
December 24, 2004 Link to this post
Getting Started All Over Again
Gruntsbane is back at Halo Babies, and there's a new strip up - the first of 3, it seems. (There's also a new Baby Sarge concept sketch.) Go check it out! (Louis Wu 13:53:02 UTC)
December 11, 2004 Link to this post
Now THAT'S Art.
prometheus has updated his site devoted to Halo Environmental Art, The Halouvre, with new 1600x1200 (and smaller) HUDless Halo 2 screens... and a tutorial on how to make your own. (I gotta say... it looks HARD. Or at least time-consuming.) Check it out! (Louis Wu 17:47:44 UTC)
December 4, 2004 Link to this post
Weekly What's Update
After taking a week off for Thanksgiving, Frankie is back with another Weekly What's Update, a service in which Bungie answers questions posed by Halo 2 fans during the course of the week. One question asks about non-flaming ninjas - you can create your own using our new Multiplayer Emblem Generator (if you don't like those colors, feel free to change them!) - another declares that the cliffhanger ending of Halo 2 was intentional (which is about as close to an admission that the next Halo is in the works as you're going to get, I think). There are many others - discussion about clipping issues in multiplayer maps, answers about bugs and their fixes, explanations of obscure gaming references. The one thing I didn't see (that I expected to) was a mention of the 'Cable modem standby button cheat' that made the rounds this week; maybe that's coming. A great read - go check it out! (Louis Wu 02:27:58 UTC)
December 1, 2004 Link to this post
The Flood
Last week, David Galindo made a name for himself with three separate videos - one which took you on a tour of some of the prettiest places in Halo 2, a second which looked at your compatriots, the Marines, and a third which showcased the Covenant. He's back with a fourth film - this one looks at the Flood. As usual, fantastic camera angles, nice blending of video and music. It's available in WMP9 format (19.3 mb) from both mythica.org and bungie.org, and QuickTime format (16.3 mb) from mythica.org and bungie.org. Nice work! Update: David's own website is back online, and contains some pretty cool information, including a tutorial on how to make movies like this. Check it out! (Louis Wu 10:58:36 UTC)
November 27, 2004 Link to this post
Ode to Bungie
Ryan 'Mhaddy' Matthews, over at the Junkyard, has started up the 'Write a Poem for Bungie' contest - well, actually, it starts up on Monday. No Haiku, unfortunately... but pretty much everything else is fair game. Lots o' schwag for prizes. Check it out! (Louis Wu 18:50:38 UTC)
November 19, 2004 Link to this post
Stats tools look to ROCK - soon.
Whoa. Remember that Flash/Coldfusion contest we mentioned yesterday? The deadline had been today... but it's now extended two weeks, to December 3. One person taking advantage of the extra time is another Macromedia employee (not eligible for any prizes, but dang, I'm looking forward to the final product anyway) - Kevin Hoyt released a screenshot and a featurelist for Halo Reader 1.0, which looks AWESOME. Check it out! (Thanks, Mike.) (Louis Wu 20:19:31 UTC)
November 9, 2004 Link to this post
Keyes, through the eyes of a soldier
Mhaddy writes to say that the Junkyard has released part IX of their 'As Real As a Survivor Elimination' analysis of the military correctness of the Halo gameplay - Keyes is analyzed. Check it out. (Louis Wu 13:43:52 UTC)
November 9, 2004 Link to this post
Halo 2 Live on haloTV
News is gonna be really light tonight, with a bit of a supplement in the morning - most of tomorrow is going to be news-free. Before signing off, though, there are a few things to point out. First up: haloTV will be sending out a live multiplayer-only broadcast, direct from an Xbox, showing off Halo 2 to anyone not lucky enough to grab their own copy at that hour. Check it out! (Louis Wu 02:08:00 UTC)
November 8, 2004 Link to this post
Artwork from a master
Tina Leyk stopped by last night with another fantastic piece - this one was done with acrylics, on canvas, then scanned. (She's pretty unhappy with the scanwork; the picture, in her opinion, loses a lot in the translation. I'd LOVE to see the original, because the scan is gorgeous.) Check it out! Nice (subtle) Mullins tribute, even. (And stay tuned... there might be more cool artwork on the way today.) (Louis Wu 16:47:26 UTC)
November 8, 2004 Link to this post
He dared you. Tackle him.
Bentllama has updated his blog with some enthusiastic thoughts about the next couple of days, and some pretty cool pictures of Halo 2 ad stuff in Toronto. Check it out! Thanks, Ross. (Louis Wu 15:20:09 UTC)
November 8, 2004 Link to this post
The Last Halo LAN? Never!
Former Bungie community flame-meister and current Bungie intern Shishka has offered a write-up of the recent Fall Foliage: Crisp Death LAN gathering held at Castle Wu. Last LAN party, though? Time will tell, I suppose. Check it out, and thanks to James Phelps for the notice. (mnemesis 04:34:28 UTC)
November 5, 2004 Link to this post
Steve Vai Recording Sessions - on tape
New content at Nilerogers.com - they've put up video recorded during the Steve Vai sessions. Streaming vid (Flash format) - a great look behind the scenes! Check it out. Update: Oops! In my haste to mention the video piece, I neglected the new audio snippet also available - Connected, by Hoobastank. The snippet is 1:20 long, and 1.3 mb large, and sounds very different from everything that's come before it. Go listen (and check out the new mini-screen on the Listening Station Flash page!). (Louis Wu 15:36:50 UTC)
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